{"id":26064,"date":"2020-07-04T19:08:55","date_gmt":"2020-07-05T02:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/?p=26064"},"modified":"2021-06-15T14:09:39","modified_gmt":"2021-06-15T21:09:39","slug":"joel-schumachers-nearly-3-hour-cut-of-batman-forever-exists-its-darker-than-you-think","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/?p=26064","title":{"rendered":"Joel Schumacher&#8217;s Nearly 3-Hour Cut of &#8220;Batman Forever&#8221; Exists and It&#8217;s Darker Than You Think"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"930\" src=\"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Batman-Cover-.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Batman-Cover-.png 960w, https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Batman-Cover--300x291.png 300w, https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Batman-Cover--768x744.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The long rumored &#8220;director&#8217;s cut&#8221; of the late <strong>Joel Schumacher&#8217;s<\/strong> 1995 blockbuster hit <strong><em>Batman Forever<\/em><\/strong> was essentially confirmed to be real all along. Over the years, a slew of deleted scenes and photos have surfaced, giving us hints of a much darker, more psychological look at The Bat himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This deeper, darker version of the film was brought up on the <strong>YouTube<\/strong> talk show <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCfDoPEgiYTMmraXj8HS7s4g\">FatMan Beyond <\/a><\/em><\/strong>with <strong>Kevin Smith<\/strong> and writer\/producer <strong>Marc Bernardin<\/strong> (<em>Castlerock, Treadstone<\/em>). The pair start discussing the supposed 170-minute cut of the film at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=I3zLNbam1v0&amp;t=2831s\">47:11<\/a> mark of the show. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"FatMan Beyond: Ray Fisher Spills the Justice League Tea\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I3zLNbam1v0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cI have it on pretty good authority that there exists in the Warner Bros. vault a 170-minute cut of\u00a0<em>Batman Forever<\/em>,\u201d Marc Bernardin told his co-host Kevin Smith. \u201cI think that it went much deeper into his childhood psychosis and his mental blocks and that it was a more serious, darker version of that movie that was one of the first assemblies that Joel filed with the studio and they eventually cut it down because they were like \u2018it\u2019s too dark for kids. We gotta sell these Happy Meals, so maybe let\u2019s not invest ourselves in the trauma of childhood murder. We\u2019ve got Jim Carrey, let him do some s\u2013t.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The live-action Batman series originally kicked off with <strong>Tim Burton<\/strong> (<em>Beetle Juice<\/em>) directing the first two features<em><strong> Batman<\/strong> <\/em>(1989) and <strong><em>Batman Returns<\/em><\/strong> (1992). They were dark, dreary, and somewhat claustrophobic. Burton went against the grain and rejected the camp and overall cheesiness of the previous iterations. But after a less-than-stellar box office return for <em>Batman Returns<\/em>, the executives at <strong>Warner Bros.<\/strong> decided to go in a different, more &#8220;kid friendly&#8221; direction in order to sell more merchandise. It seemed Burton&#8217;s style was too dark, and it deterred younger children from seeing (or liking) <em>Batman Returns<\/em>. Joel Schumacher (<em>The Lost Boys, Flatliners<\/em>) was then hired in 1994 to helm the third Batman film after Burton and Keaton left the project. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When the third movie in the series was released, its tone was reaching more towards the 1966 Batman TV show than Burton&#8217;s previous depiction. There were some very distinct, somewhat sexy color palettes and some (very) questionable costume designs. Despite major criticisms, the film was still a box-office hit and sold an incredible amount of toys. The kooky, energetic performances of <strong>Jim Carrey<\/strong> (The Riddler) and <strong>Tommy Lee Jones<\/strong> (Two-Face) really brought the movie to life. You also can&#8217;t forget the fantastic support casting of <strong>Chris O&#8217;Donnell<\/strong> (Dick Grayson\/Robin) ,<strong> Nicole Kidman<\/strong> (Dr. Chase Meridian) and <strong>Michael Gough<\/strong> (Alfred Pennyworth).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As for the bat-suits, either you love the &#8220;bat-nipples&#8221; or you don&#8217;t. Even if you aren&#8217;t a fan, it&#8217;s hard to deny that the original suits designed by master sculptor, <strong>Jose Fernandez<\/strong>, owner of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ironheadstudio.com\/\">Ironhead Studios<\/a><\/strong> are some of the best to ever make it to film. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It now seems like Schumacher&#8217;s original tone for the film may have been closer to Burton&#8217;s than we all think. There was supposedly a whole subplot where we go even deeper into Bruce Wayne&#8217;s psyche and why he inevitably becomes Batman &#8220;forever.&#8221; This would make sense as to why the film was even titled <em>Batman Forever <\/em>in the first place. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shots From Deleted Scenes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"575\" height=\"380\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-26125\" data-id=\"26125\" src=\"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Screen-Shot-2020-07-04-at-8.15.14-PM.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Screen-Shot-2020-07-04-at-8.15.14-PM.png 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src=\"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_8158.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_8158.jpg 612w, https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_8158-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_8158-200x131.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"626\" height=\"392\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-26161\" data-id=\"26161\" src=\"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_8159.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_8159.jpeg 626w, https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_8159-300x188.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 626px) 100vw, 626px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-left is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;In a world where Joel Schumacher just passed away, what an interesting, wonderful testimony that would be to his work, to get to see a totally different version of\u00a0<em>Batman Forever<\/em>,&#8221; Smith said on <em>FatMan Beyond<\/em> when discussing the possibility of the directors cut being released by Warner Bros.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instagram user <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nygmatech_archives\/\">nygmatech_archives<\/a> posted this rare photo to their account as well as other never-before-seen photos from <em>Batman Forever<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-instagram wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B_GVVPWBttO\/\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Below is just one of many deleted scenes from the film. This particular scene involved one of Bruce&#8217;s vivid dream sequences. It can be assumed that this was pulled for being too dark and intense for the younger audiences they were trying to target.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Batman Forever [Deleted Scene] | Bruce Wayne and The Big Bat in the Batcave\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q-ssaFJZLUU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Val Kilmer may not have been the best onscreen Batman, but he still holds a special place in my heart. Having been born the year it was released, I&#8217;ve seen <em>Batman Forever<\/em> more times than any other Batman film to date. I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;m alone when I say I would love to see Schumacher&#8217;s original vision for the film out of pure curiosity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It seem&#8217;s like there is no better time than now to get a campaign going for a &#8220;Schumacher Cut.&#8221; With the <strong><em>Zack Snyder&#8217;s Justice League<\/em><\/strong> coming to <strong>HBO Max<\/strong> in 2021 and with <strong>David Ayer&#8217;s <em>Suicide Squad<\/em><\/strong> anticipating its release announcement soon, the 170-minute cut of <em>Batman Forever<\/em> should fit right in. Just this week, TCN <a href=\"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/2020\/07\/rumor-michael-keaton-may-be-set-for-a-batman-return\/\">reported<\/a> on rumors of Michael Keaton reprising the role of Bruce Wayne\/Batman in the feature length <strong><em>Flash<\/em><\/strong> movie directed by <strong>Andy Muschietti<\/strong> (<em>It: Chapter 1 + 2<\/em>) that is gearing up for pre-production as we speak. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marc Bernardin humorously recommended using  <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23ReleaseThe20000Cut&amp;src=typeahead_click\">#ReleaseThe20000Cut <\/a><\/strong>to start the campaign. The hashtag title comes from an inside joke on the show referring to the time Schumacher once <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulture.com\/2020\/06\/joel-schumacher-in-conversation.html\">stated<\/a> that he has had sexual relations with up to 20,000 partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Do you want to see the darker extended version of Joel Schumacher&#8217;s <\/em>Batman Forever<em>? 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